joyfulness
noun
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We were joyful at the news.
the news of the child's safe return made us all joyful
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Alternately desolate and joyful, serene and psychedelic, the record is part astral journey and part inner reckoning, intent on blowing the cobwebs out of illness and grief’s dustiest corners.
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Wes Gordon’s artistic celebration at Carolina Herrera presented a fresh take on cocktail dressing that felt joyful and widely appealing.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
But just beyond that joyful chaos lies something entirely different.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
You'd be pressed to find a more joyful dad.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Wes Gordon’s artistic celebration at Carolina Herrera presented a fresh take on cocktail dressing that felt joyful and widely appealing.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
But just beyond that joyful chaos lies something entirely different.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
You'd be pressed to find a more joyful dad.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for joyful
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“Joyful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joyful. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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